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Showing Which Teams Have the Best Win-Loss Records Considering Their Schedules — to Date

A Bad Week for the SEC, One Week to Go

Vindicating the BCS

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  • Undefeated Florida State has clearly earned the #1 ranking at this point, based on accomplishments to date — but playing #12 Georgia Tech on a neutral field might be the Seminoles’ toughest game so far this season
  • On the heels of the SEC’s 0-4 week in non-conference play, Oregon edges Alabama by .003 to move into the #2 spot, despite the Crimson Tide’s win over current-#19 Auburn
  • There is a big gap (.018) between #3 Alabama and #4 Ohio State, but very little separation between the #4 Buckeyes (.780), #5 TCU (.778), and #6 Arizona (.773)
  • Overlooked Arizona joins Florida State, Oregon, Alabama, and TCU as the only five teams with a winning record versus the current top-25 and a perfect record otherwise
  • The SEC continues to be the #1 conference, but the .033 lead that it held over the #2 Pac-12 last week has now closed to just .009
  • The ACC is now in nearly a dead-heat with the Big 12 and Big Ten (as those three conferences are separated by only .003), with all three being more than .050 behind the Pac-12
  • Every team in the SEC East has now lost a non-conference game; no team in the SEC West has yet lost a non-conference game
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College Football Computer Rankings, as of Dec. 1

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Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched.
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
vs. Current
Top-10
vs. Current
#11-25
Other 
Losses
1.
 Florida State
.817
12
0
.527
60
0-0
2-0
0
2.
 Oregon
.801
11
1
.573
25
1-1
2-0
0
3.
 Alabama
.798
11
1
.569
30
1-0
1-1
0
4.
 Ohio State
.780
11
1
.542
50
0-0
2-0
1
5.
 TCU
.778
10
1
.545
49
1-1
1-0
0
6.
 Arizona
.773
10
2
.593
13
1-1
2-1
0
7.
 UCLA
.756
9
3
.625
4
1-1
2-1
1
8.
 Mississippi St.
.751
10
2
.564
35
0-1
1-1
0
9.
 Baylor
.750
10
1
.507
65
1-0
1-0
1
10.
 Kansas State
.736
9
2
.555
40
0-1
1-1
0
Rank Team 
Rating
 W 
 L 
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
 Conference
Rankings
Rating
W*
 L*
Sched.
Strength*
11. Mississippi
.735
9
3
.599
10
   Southeastern
.646
48
7
.411
12. Georgia Tech
.734
10
2
.542
51
   Pac-12
.637
31
6
.426
13. Missouri
.733
10
2
.541
54
   Big 12
.583
22
8
.440
14. Arizona State
.725
9
3
.587
16
   Atlantic Coast
.582
42
14
.429
15. Wisconsin
.724
10
2
.529
59
   Big Ten
.580
42
14
.426
16. Michigan State
.722
10
2
.527
61
   Mountain West
.481
27
24
.464
17. USC
.713
8
4
.624
5
   Conference USA
.432
24
28
.455
18. Georgia
.712
9
3
.571
28
   American Athletic
.418
16
28
.499
19. Auburn
.710
8
4
.620
6
   Mid-American
.354
19
33
.432
20. Boise State
.705
10
2
.506
66
   Sun Belt
.334
11
32
.479
21. Oklahoma
.698
8
3
.569
29
   *non-conference play
22. Clemson
.695
9
3
.550
46
  
23. Utah
.693
8
4
.601
7
  
24. Louisville
.685
9
3
.539
55
  
25. Nebraska
.681
9
3
.535
57
  
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RANK Team Rating Win Lose Schedule Strength Schedule Strength BCS Football Rankings RANK Team Rating Win Lose Schedule Strength Schedule Strength
Rank Team 
Rating
W
L
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
   Rank Team 
Rating
W
L
Sched. 
Strength
Sched. 
Rank
26.
 LSU
.675
8
4
.581
19
  
78.
 Washington State
.475
3
9
.627
3
27.
 Colorado State
.651
10
2
.444
92
  
79.
 San Diego State
.474
7
5
.425
100
28.
 Marshall
.649
11
1
.381
117
  
80.
 Western Michigan
.474
8
4
.375
121
29.
 Minnesota
.648
8
4
.551
45
  
81.
 Mid. Tenn. St.
.462
6
6
.462
82
30.
 Stanford
.647
7
5
.599
9
  
82.
 Houston
.449
7
4
.369
124
31.
 Notre Dame
.641
7
5
.594
12
  
83.
 UAB
.447
6
6
.447
90
32.
 West Virginia
.636
7
5
.589
15
  
84.
 Bowling Green
.446
7
5
.398
108
33.
 Texas A&M
.631
7
5
.583
18
  
85.
 Old Dominion
.444
6
6
.444
93
34.
 Arkansas
.630
6
6
.630
1
  
86.
 Indiana
.441
4
8
.542
53
35.
 Duke
.623
9
3
.470
78
  
87.
 Central Michigan
.429
7
5
.380
118
36.
 Washington
.621
8
5
.553
43
  
88.
 Arkansas State
.421
7
5
.373
123
37.
 Florida
.613
6
5
.586
17
  
89.
 Kansas
.421
3
9
.574
23
38.
 Rutgers
.603
7
5
.554
42
  
90.
 Colorado
.420
2
10
.628
2
39.
 Maryland
.600
7
5
.551
44
  
91.
 Syracuse
.419
3
9
.572
27
40.
 Boston College
.596
7
5
.547
48
  
92.
 Wyoming
.405
4
8
.506
67
41.
 Texas
.594
6
6
.594
11
  
93.
 Vanderbilt
.404
3
9
.558
38
42.
 Tennessee
.593
6
6
.593
14
  
94.
 Purdue
.404
3
9
.557
39
43.
 N.C. State
.591
7
5
.542
52
  
95.
 South Alabama
.403
6
6
.403
107
44.
 Northern Illinois
.584
10
2
.376
120
  
96.
 Temple
.401
5
6
.428
98
45.
 Air Force
.583
9
3
.429
97
  
97.
 Texas State
.399
7
5
.352
126
46.
 Miami, Fla.
.578
6
6
.578
22
  
98.
 New Mexico
.388
4
8
.487
70
47.
 Cincinnati
.574
8
3
.435
94
  
99.
 Wake Forest
.385
3
9
.537
56
48.
 BYU
.574
8
4
.473
77
  
100.
 Appalachian St.
.383
7
5
.336
128
49.
 South Carolina
.573
6
6
.573
24
  
101.
 Ohio
.382
6
6
.382
116
50.
 Memphis
.572
9
3
.419
101
  
102.
 Iowa State
.367
2
9
.564
34
51.
 Utah State
.566
9
4
.449
88
  
103.
 UTSA
.364
4
8
.462
81
52.
 Louisiana Tech
.564
8
4
.463
80
  
104.
 South Florida
.353
4
8
.450
87
53.
 North Carolina
.560
6
6
.560
36
  
105.
 Hawaii
.348
4
9
.461
83
54.
 Iowa
.559
7
5
.509
63
  
106.
 Southern Miss
.342
3
9
.491
68
55.
 Illinois
.554
6
6
.554
41
  
107.
 Tulane
.341
3
8
.475
75
56.
 California
.551
5
7
.600
8
  
108.
 San Jose State
.332
3
9
.480
72
57.
 Virginia Tech
.549
6
6
.549
47
  
109.
 Fla. International
.331
4
8
.426
99
58.
 Georgia Southern
.542
9
3
.389
113
  
110.
 Ball State
.331
5
7
.377
119
59.
 Oklahoma State
.540
5
6
.567
33
  
111.
 Florida Atlantic
.326
3
9
.473
76
60.
 Nevada
.537
7
5
.487
71
  
112.
 LA Monroe
.323
4
8
.417
102
61.
 East Carolina
.533
8
3
.394
109
  
113.
 Akron
.320
5
7
.366
125
62.
 Central Florida
.532
8
3
.394
110
  
114.
 Buffalo
.319
5
6
.343
127
63.
 Virginia
.530
5
7
.579
20
  
115.
 North Texas
.315
4
8
.408
105
64.
 Penn State
.529
6
6
.529
58
  
116.
 Army
.314
4
7
.389
114
65.
 Michigan
.523
5
7
.573
26
  
117.
 UNLV
.273
2
11
.476
74
66.
 Oregon State
.519
5
7
.569
31
  
118.
 Connecticut
.272
2
9
.455
84
67.
 Navy
.518
6
5
.490
69
  
119.
 Tulsa
.258
2
10
.448
89
68.
 Kentucky
.517
5
7
.567
32
  
120.
 Massachusetts
.257
3
9
.391
112
69.
 Western Kentucky
.514
7
5
.464
79
  
121.
 Kent State
.255
2
9
.434
96
70.
 Pittsburgh
.511
6
6
.511
62
  
122.
 Troy
.253
3
9
.386
115
71.
 Northwestern
.509
5
7
.559
37
  
123.
 Eastern Michigan
.248
2
10
.434
95
72.
 Toledo
.506
8
4
.406
106
  
124.
 Miami, Ohio
.229
2
10
.409
103
73.
 Rice
.504
7
5
.454
85
  
125.
 Georgia State
.217
1
11
.453
86
74.
 UTEP
.495
7
5
.445
91
  
126.
 SMU
.205
0
11
.508
64
75.
 LA Lafayette
.493
8
4
.393
111
  
127.
 New Mexico State
.203
2
10
.373
122
76.
 Fresno State
.479
6
6
.479
73
  
128.
 Idaho
.191
1
10
.408
104
77.
 Texas Tech
.478
4
8
.579
21
  
 

 
The Anderson & Hester Rankings are distinct in four ways: 

1. Unlike the polls, these rankings do not reward teams for running up scores.  Teams are rewarded for beating quality opponents, which is the object of the game.  Posting large margins of victory, which is not the object of the game, is not considered. 

2. Unlike the polls, these rankings do not prejudge teams.  These rankings first appear after the season's sixth week, and each team's ranking reflects its actual accomplishments — on the field, to date — not its perceived potential. 

3. These rankings compute the most accurate strength of schedule ratings.  Each team's opponents and opponents' opponents are judged not only by their won-lost records but also, uniquely, by their conferences' strength (see #4). 

4. These rankings provide the most accurate conference ratings.  Each conference is rated according to its non-conference won-lost record and the difficulty of its non-conference schedule. 


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